By Alejandra Jaramillo, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A woman with family relations to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is in ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston. Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazilian native and the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston on November 12, her attorney, Todd Pomerleau,
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with deportation flights carrying migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s order to turn the planes around. DOJ acknowledged in the filing that
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key part of US strategy to keep up with China’s rapidly expanding naval fleet. Phelan said the multibillion-dollar program
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Indio invites the community to gather for a night of celebration at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, December 5th. The free event will take place from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. in Downtown Indio, at Towne Street and Bliss Avenue. Families can enjoy food trucks, toy
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By Isa Soares, Vasco Cotovio, Michael Rios, CNN Bogotá, Colombia (CNN) — As US military activity ramps up in the Caribbean and the Pacific, Colombia’s president alleged the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on Venezuela is more about accessing the South American country’s oil than fighting drug trafficking. “(Oil) is at the heart of the matter,”
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Health experts are warning that the Trump administration’s new “America First Global Health Strategy” could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts following the destruction of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and while some say the new
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people. Rare earths are at the center of furious geopolitical competition, especially between the United States and China, the latter of
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Just days after Karen Devine’s I-Team investigation into confusing and potentially misleading signs along the CV Link in La Quinta, we’re already seeing results. The signs are now down, and officials are responding. We first showed viewers the directional signs in La Quinta after residents using the path pointed out they didn’t make
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Mayor of Palm Springs will soon deliver the annual “State of the City” address, highlighting some of the city’s accomplishments and looking ahead to the future. The event will take place December 2nd at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where residents will be able to join Mayor Ron deHarte
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press Paris (AP) — A couple of star giant pandas who lived in France for 13 years and gave birth to three cubs were on their way back to China on Tuesday, the Beauval Zoo said. Huan Huan, the female, and her partner Yuan Zi, both 17, are traveling on a 12-hour
Continue ReadingStory by the Associated Press (AP) — Joan Branson, the wife of British billionaire Richard Branson, has died at age 80. Branson announced her death Tuesday on Instagram and LinkedIn. No other details were disclosed. “Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away,” he said. “She was the
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DESERT CENTER, Calif. (KESQ) – Four people were injured following a crash between an SUV and a big rig on Interstate 10 in Desert Center Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported at around 5:15 p.m. on the westbound side of I-10 near Corn Springs Road. Details on what led to the crash were not available.
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare will save approximately $12 billion, or 44%, on 15 high-cost medications as a result of the second round of the program’s drug price negotiations, the Trump administration announced Tuesday evening. The savings are estimated based on what Medicare spent on the medicines last year. Medicare enrollees are expected
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MORONGO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Morongo Valley residents have a new resource in their community. The Morongo Valley Fire Prevention and Disaster Community Center opened late last month and has already hosted a workshop aimed at promoting fire safety and prevention among the community. Several more community events are planned in the coming months. The building it occupies
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CNN, WCYB, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. State police said they’d learned Thursday that Travis Turner, 46,
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender who pimped out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere pleaded guilty today to human trafficking. Deirdrick Dayvon Bradford, 31, of Rosamond admitted the felony count under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s exceedingly warm reception of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House last week left observers attempting to decipher what it all meant. To longtime Trump watchers, it showed the popularity-hungry president responding to a charismatic winner; to one anti-monopolist, it showed a potential
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By Casey Gannon, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases. A judge decided Monday that interim US
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — The EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. The court said Poland had been wrong in not recognizing the marriage of the couple
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A documented gang member accused of gunning down a 19-year-old man and nearly shooting two other people during an attack in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial for first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Casey William Gillespie, 23, of Desert Hot Springs allegedly joined a juvenile in the
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